Dallas Stars Blog

Analyzing Stars vs. Wild

Ott seems to get into skirmishes with the Wild. He has 59 penalty minutes in 27 career games against Minnesota and gets under the skin of players such as Dany Heatley and Cal Clutterbuck. Ott and Powe have had some battles this season, but Ott could just as easily end up fighting Matt Kassian or Warren Peters.

Key stat: 9-0-1

The hottest team in the NHL, the Stars are on a 10-game point streak (9-0-1) and have won five straight. The franchise record for consecutive games in which they took points is 15, set in 1998-99. The franchise record for consecutive wins is seven, set four times.

With the Stars down to six healthy defensemen, they called up Jordie Benn from the AHL. Jordie is the older brother of Jamie Benn. He played two games earlier in the season and tallied an assist. … Dallas is 2-1-0 against the Wild this season but lost the only game in Minnesota, 5-2, on Jan. 21. … Kari Lehtonen is expected to start in goal for the Stars. He is 5-4-0 in his career against the Wild with a 2.83 goals-against average and .895 save percentage. … Rookie G Matt Hackett could get the start for the Wild. He is 3-3-0 on the season with a 2.23 GAA and .930 save percentage. … Over the last 30 days, no line in the NHL has earned more points than Dallas’ Loui Eriksson-Mike Ribeiro-Michael Ryder line (43 points).